octameter

[ ok-tam-i-ter ]

adjective

1. consisting of eight measures or feet.

noun

1. Also an octameter verse.

octameter

/ ɒkˈtæmɪtə /

noun

1. prosody a verse line consisting of eight metrical feet

Word History and Origins

Origin of octameter¹

1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek oktámetros (adj.), equivalent to okta- octa- + métr ( on ) -meter + -os adj. suffix

Example Sentences

Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.

From Project Gutenberg

The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.

From Project Gutenberg